obsequiously, subserviently, servilely
(adverb) in an obsequious manner; “she acts obsequiously toward her boss”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
subserviently (comparative more subserviently, superlative most subserviently)
In a subservient manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Sub*serv"i*ent*ly, adv.
Definition: In a subservient manner.
Sub*serv"i*ent, a. Etym: [L. subserviens, -entis, p.pr. See Subserve.]
Definition: Fitted or disposed to subserve; useful in an inferior capacity; serving to promote some end; subordinate; hence, servile, truckling. Scarce ever reading anything which he did not make subservient in one kind or other. Bp. Fell. These ranks of creatures are subservient one to another. Ray. Their temporal ambition was wholly subservient to their proselytizing spirit. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
